The Diary of a Hotel Addict
Seoul: The Soul of Asia
© yohanes.budiyanto, 2010
Cheonggyecheon Stream, downtown Seoul. A really nice place and a true urban retreat amidst the hustle and bustle of Seoul. I always visit this place whenever I'm in Seoul. If one ever reads about the history of the place, one would be impressed by the magnitude of effort to create it and it goes to show the level of sophistication and advancement in urban planning. I applaud the Korean government for taking the risk.
When other governments elsewhere simply build more bridges, flyovers, and highways to combat the inner-city traffic jam, the Korean government were getting rid of it and applied the right method: improve public transport and public awareness; install cutting edge technology to monitor the road and traffic through satelitte and connect them to the public GPS system; and move away the traffic from the inner city. It was amazing.
Seoul: The Soul of Asia
© yohanes.budiyanto, 2010
Cheonggyecheon Stream, downtown Seoul. A really nice place and a true urban retreat amidst the hustle and bustle of Seoul. I always visit this place whenever I'm in Seoul. If one ever reads about the history of the place, one would be impressed by the magnitude of effort to create it and it goes to show the level of sophistication and advancement in urban planning. I applaud the Korean government for taking the risk.
When other governments elsewhere simply build more bridges, flyovers, and highways to combat the inner-city traffic jam, the Korean government were getting rid of it and applied the right method: improve public transport and public awareness; install cutting edge technology to monitor the road and traffic through satelitte and connect them to the public GPS system; and move away the traffic from the inner city. It was amazing.